Battlefield 6 Dev Discusses Game’s Destruction Damage Mechanics

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You know, there’s something oddly fascinating about how games mess with reality—or, well, virtual reality. So, about Battlefield 6—they’re rolling it out on October 10, and the word is that destruction damage is kinda slow-acting. It’s like, you’ll get hurt, but just not right away. Kind of a slow burn. Wild, right? David Sirland, one of the bigwigs behind it, spilled the beans about this feature. Anyway, seems like blowing stuff up is a huge deal in this game.

Picture this: 500,000 people, all piling into the beta. That’s a lot, yeah? Everyone’s saying Call of Duty got the short end of the stick this time. Talking about numbers isn’t my thing, but these guys are smashing records over on Steam. Makes me wonder if they planned it that way—like, maybe just lucked out with timing?

Ah, where was I? Right—the whole “destruction does damage” deal. So, Sirland tweeted or something about how, if you’re hanging out under collapsing buildings, it’s gonna cost you some health points. The game folks wanted it to be more fun than, say, randomly getting squished by digital debris. Makes sense—I think?

They’re also supposed to tweak this destruction thing more as the launch day creeps closer. What does that mean for us players? Either tougher times or maybe they’ll take it easy on us, who knows? But hey, at least we know they’re working on it.

The next beta’s coming up too, between August 14 and 17, for those keeping score. Seems like this might be the last taste we get before the big release. Hard to say if they’ll pull in the same crowd, but it’s a safe bet. The hype train’s still rolling, from what I can see.

And listen, this Frostbite engine they’re using? Apparently, it’s a big deal too. Online multiplayer, co-op—the works. This game seems locked and loaded for October. If I had a crystal ball, I’d say they’re onto something, but who am I to predict?

So, there’s my ramble on Battlefield 6. Honestly, might just end up playing it myself. Or maybe not. Guess we’ll see.